Ohio State Law Journal

2008 Symposium

IFA

Symposium

2008 Symposium

Marry Me and Make Me Rich: Franchise Law in the 21st Century

March 7, 2008 | 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | Barrister Club

Schedule of Events

Time Event
8:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Introduction
Dean Nancy H. Rogers
8:40 a.m. Opening Remarks
Matthew Shay, IFA
8:50 a.m. The History and Evolution of Franchising
Francine Lafontaine
9:20 a.m. PANEL I: Franchise Disputes
Panelists Alexander Meiklejohn, Edward Dunham, Christopher Drahozal
10:20 a.m. Discussion, Question, and Answer
10:30 a.m. Break
10:45 a.m. Keynote Speaker
Martin Mendelsohn
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:45 p.m. PANEL II: Franchise Regulation
Panelists Rupert Barkoff, Herbert Hedden, Matthew Shay, Dennis Wieczorek, Thomas Arnold
2:05 p.m. Discussion, Question and Answer
2:15 p.m. Break
2:30 p.m. PANEL III: Franchise Contracts and Economics
Panelists Bruce Kobayashi, Robert Emerson, Antony Dnes
3:30 p.m. Discussion, Question and Answer
3:40 p.m. PANEL IV: Issues in International Franchising
Panelists Udo Schlentrich, Philip Zeidman
4:20 p.m. Discussion, Question and Answer
4:30 p.m. Conclusion and Closing Remarks